Through intergenerational conversations, 2021 visiting fellow Anjuli Sastry Krbechek highlights how immigrant communities of color grapple with their own identities When I first came up with the idea for “Where We Come From,” I was trying to tell a … Read more
David Heath, NF ’06, kept digging until he found the scientists behind the mRNA research In the pandemic’s early days, I tried to persuade Moderna’s press handlers to give me a behind-the-scenes look at how the Covid-19 vaccine was being … Read more
Jason Rezaian, NF ’17, wanted to tell the story of his release from an Iranian prison from multiple perspectives In early fall, Spotify released a podcast series I’ve been working on since just before the start of the pandemic. “544 … Read more
Tennessee Watson, NF ’20, on trying to answer the question: Why do American policymakers continue to invest in incarcerating children? The United States incarcerates kids at substantially higher rates than most other countries. That’s despite decades of research saying supportive … Read more
How conversations over coffee helped Sipho Kings, NF ’18, create The Continent, a weekly that has grown its audience to 15,000 subscribers in 105 countries A good coffee can help you solve the woes of journalism. That’s what Simon … Read more
András Pethő, a 2020 Nieman Fellow, tells a complex story on corruption within the administration of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to a general audience. I knew we were in trouble when even I could not remember details from our … Read more
Jasmine Brown, a 2020 Nieman Fellow and a 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellow, on maintaining her faith in journalism through the struggles of the past year. One of my primary beliefs as a journalist is that I work to shed light … Read more
Shaheen Pasha, a 2018 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow, on starting the Prison Journalism Project and training incarcerated writers to tell stories about their prison community. The first thing I noticed was the dirty plexiglass as I entered the visiting room … Read more
Rania Abouzeid, a 2020 Nieman Fellow, on adapting her book on the Syrian Civil War for a young audience through “Sisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria.” I’d never thought about writing for … Read more
With URL Media, S. Mitra Kalita, a 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellow, seeks to elevate Black and brown media organizations. The June primary to represent my district in the state legislature in Albany was a crowded one. One night, I received … Read more
